Browsing TD: 2010 Volume 6 No 2 by Title
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of options for reducing pollution in Khayelitsha township, South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)Average levels of PM10 pollutants in Khayelitsha, a poor informal settlement nears Cape Town, are unusually high. The contributory factors are the burning of household waste, wood and used tyres; vehicular emissions; and ... -
Editorial comment: action research or transdisciplinary research?
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Exploring the impact of Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment Programme on the cognitive development of prospective mathematics educators
(2010)In this article the researchers report on the findings obtained from a sequential explanatory mixed method study through testing and narratives in order to determine the extent to which 24 prospective Mathematics educators ... -
The illusion of ethics for good local governance in South Africa
(2010)Ethics, the legislation and upholding of good conduct by public officials is a sine qua non for sustenance of good governance and service delivery. The White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service 1994 identified ... -
The influence of social components in marriage counseling
(2010)The purpose of this article is to focus on an additional counselling tool that complements the genogram and that will enable counsellors to successfully utilise the time spent during a counselling session. The article sets ... -
Meervoudige denke: Versmoor/vermoor instellings denke?
(2010)Multiple thinking: do institutions smother/kill thought? Thought is the most distinct ability of humans. For humans to be fully developed beings the full development of this ability is required. When this is neglected ... -
Natural disasters in African countries : what can we learn about them?
(2010)Problems posed by disasters have become increasingly important for all African governments. Every year a variety of disasters occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa and these are becoming more prevalent. This article presents an ... -
New Public Management, science policy and the orchestration of university research – academic science the loser
(2010)In many countries - during the past three decades - there has been increasing alignment of public administration with neoliberal modes of governance driven by processes of globalization and privatization. Key is New Public ... -
Psychological debriefing (PD) of trauma: a proposed model for Africa
(2010)Africa is a continent with severe trauma. Traumatic events include experiences of child soldiers, people living in war and conflict zones, and people struggling with the HIV/AIDS pandemic. These events cause high levels ... -
The psychosocial well-being of orphans in Southern Africa : the perception of orphans and teachers
(2010)The escalation in numbers of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa has become a human catastrophe. If governments do not deal with this phenomenon as a priority it might spiral beyond control. Very few studies have been done to ... -
Viewing 'the other' over a hundred and a score more years : South Africa and Russia (1890-2010)
(2010)Whether novel is history or history is novel, is a tantalising point. “The novel is no longer a work, a thing to make last, to connect the past with the future but (only) one current event among many, a gesture with no ...
